We believe in educating businesses and individuals about the important relationship between Labor Laws & Your Monetary Financial Net worth. Whether you are a business owner/individual you must understand the financial impact of discriminating, misclassifying or underpaying workers or underbidding government contracts. Yes, it impacts your financial net worth.
The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are the (2) key Labor/Employment agencies responsible for enforcing these important labor laws that may result in businesses owing workers hundreds of thousands of dollars in back wages, contract monies withheld or even debarred from bidding on government contracts.
As business owners, workers & dedicated Labor & Employment professionals, it is important that we keep abreast of all cases and highlights pertaining to recent enforcement matters. We have included important U.S. Dept. of Labor & U.S. EEOC recent cases and press releases below covering labor and employment related enforcement matters.
EEOC News
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Press releases and other news from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Ground Zero Blues Club to Pay $35,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
by EEOC.gov on August 12, 2026 at 12:00 pmMOBILE, Ala. – Ground Zero Biloxi LLC, operator of the Ground Zero Blues Club, a music venue and restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
- EEOC Sues Washington University for Retaliationby EEOC.gov on August 12, 2026 at 12:00 pm
ST. LOUIS — Washington University, a private research university in St. Louis, violated federal law when it fired an employee in retaliation for her opposition to race discrimination and filing a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency alleged in a lawsuit announced today.
- Tennessee Healthcare Management to Pay $200,000 in EEOC Race, National Origin and Age Discrimination Lawsuitby EEOC.gov on August 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Healthcare Management, Inc. (THM), a provider of administrative, purchasing, technology and human resources services to health care communities, will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race, national origin, age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) the federal agency announced today.
- EEOC Sues KLLM Transport Services LLC and KLLM Driving Academy, Inc. for Companywide Sex Discriminationby EEOC.gov on August 6, 2026 at 12:00 pm
DALLAS — KLLM Transport Services LLC, a nationwide trucking company, and its subsidiary, KLLM Driving Academy, Inc., which operate driver training academies in Lancaster, Texas and Jackson, Mississippi, violated federal law by subjecting female student drivers to sex discrimination through several unlawful policies and practices, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
- EEOC Sues North American Lighting Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Actby EEOC.gov on August 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm
CHICAGO — Automotive lighting manufacturer North American Lighting, Inc. (NAL) violated federal law by discriminating against a class of pregnant employees since July 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
Department of Labor News
- Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Reporton August 13, 2026 at 12:00 pm
In the week ending August 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 209,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 199,000 to 200,000. The 4-week moving average was 199,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 198,750 to 199,000.
- US Department of Labor finds urgent care employer failed to pay over $113K in owed wages to workers for required orientation, meetings, trainingon August 10, 2026 at 12:00 pm
ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $113,199 in back wages after an investigation found a Richmond Hill urgent care facility failed to pay its workers for hours worked and retaliated against a worker for questioning its pay practices.An investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division found that Premier Health Consultants LLC – operating as St. Joseph Candler Urgent Care – violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by paying straight time instead of time and one-half in overtime for all hours worked over 40 when employees were required to attend mandatory orientation, meetings, and training. The employer also required certain employees to work off the clock, resulting in unpaid overtime, and suspended a worker who questioned pay practices, all violations of the FLSA.Workers and employers can call the Wage and Hour Division with questions and requests for compliance assistance at its toll-free helpline, 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Employers are encouraged to use the agency’s industry-specific compliance assistance toolkits to learn about their responsibilities under the laws enforced by the division. The agency’s PAID program offers employers an opportunity to self-report and resolve potential minimum wage and overtime violations under the FLSA, as well as certain potential violations under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Learn more about the Wage and Hour Division, including a search tool that workers can use if they think they may be owed back wages collected by the division. Download the agency’s free timesheet app for iOS and Android devices to track hours and pay.
- Acting Secretary Sonderling statement on July jobs reporton August 7, 2026 at 12:00 pm
WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling issued the following statement regarding the July 2026 Employment Situation Report:“The labor market is seeing continued growth in private sector employment, adding 30,000 jobs in July and 426,000 this year. Additionally, we are adding jobs in key sectors with gains in construction and manufacturing driven by the trillions of dollars of investments that are pouring into the United States.”
- Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Reporton August 6, 2026 at 12:00 pm
In the week ending August 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 199,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 197,000 to 198,000. The 4-week moving average was 198,750, a decrease of 4,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 202,750 to 203,250.
- US Department of Labor finds child labor and wage violations at 3 San Antonio bakery and café locationson August 4, 2026 at 12:00 pm
SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered thousands in back wages and assessed penalties after a federal investigation revealed child labor, minimum wage, and overtime violations by the operators of three La Panaderia Bakery & Café locations in San Antonio.The department’s Wage and Hour Division investigated the pay practices of Tequila Almond Croissant LLC, Pan Dulce LLC, and SA Bakery Co. LLC. All three do business as La Panaderia Bakery & Café in San Antonio with locations at 301 E. Houston Street; 17030 Fiesta Texas Drive; and 8305 Broadway.Division investigators found the employers violated child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Specifically, they employed a 13-year-old minor who was under the legal age for employment and permitted a 15-year-old minor to work overnight, which is prohibited for 14- and 15-year-olds. The division assessed a $25,706 civil money penalty for the child labor violations.The division’s investigation also revealed minimum wage violations due to the employers’ failure to pay one worker for two overnight shifts at the La Cantera café location on Fiesta Texas Drive. The employers also failed to combine hours for employees who worked at multiple café locations and paid the employees straight-time rates instead of the required time-and-one-half overtime rates. Employers and workers can contact the division with questions and requests for compliance assistance at its toll-free helpline, 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Employers are also encouraged to use the agency’s industry-specific compliance assistance toolkits to learn about their responsibilities under the laws enforced by the division. The agency’s PAID program offers employers an opportunity to self-report and resolve potential minimum wage and overtime violations under the FLSA, as well as certain potential violations under the Family and Medical Leave Act.Download the agency’s free timesheet app for iOS and Android devices to track hours and pay.